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Baltimore, MD (December 5, 2005)-- NICHE magazine, the exclusive trade publication for retailers of American craft, has announced the finalists for the 2006 NICHE Awards. The annual arts competition received more than 1,000 entries, and jurors selected up to six finalists in each of the 38 categories. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony on February 19, 2006, at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft.
A complete list of finalists is available at www.AmericanCraft.com.
The NICHE Awards program recognizes the outstanding creative achievements of American and Canadian craft artists who produce work for craft galleries and retail shops.
Judging is based on three main criteria:
- technical excellence, both in surface design and form
- market viability
- a distinct quality of unique, original and creative thought
Jurors for the awards were: Mary Benjamin, co-owner of Bluestem Missouri Crafts in Columbia, Mo.; Dawn Bennett, executive director of Urban Glass in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Albert LeCoff, executive director of the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia, Pa.; Sam Shaw, president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) in Naperville, Ill.; and Trudi Van Dyke, executive director of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Va.
Finalists are invited to display their work in the NICHE Awards exhibit at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, February 17-20, 2006, and are featured in the Winter 2006 issue of NICHE magazine.
